Published on: 2025-06-17 04:46:32
is a reporter who covers the business, culture, and communities of video games, with a focus on marginalized gamers and the quirky, horny culture of video game communities. EA’s Black Panther game has been cancelled. According to reporting from IGN, EA announced the news via an email to employees. IGN also reports that as a result of the cancellation, Cliffhanger Studios has been shut down. Cliffhanger Studios was a new games studio created to develop Black Panther and run by Kevin Stephens wh
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Oncade, a new community-driven platform built to increase studio revenue through strengthening player engagement, raised $4 million. Oncade is revamping the game distribution model by shifting from the traditional one-sided platform struggle to a direct-to-consumer, off-platform game store powered by community engagement. By bypassing the “crushing 30% platform fees” charged by platform owners, Oncade said it gives studios the power to reclaim control over their margins and transform their com
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Newly independent Amplitude Studios announced today that it has raised €12 million, or around $13.5 million in a Series A funding round. Griffin Gaming Partners led the round with a €10 million investment, with public investment bank Bpifrance also participating. The studio plans to put the funding towards development of its new and in-development titles, including Endless Legend 2, as well as grow out its team and community collaboration. Frankie Zhu, partner at Griffin, said in a statement, “
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-23 08:00:04
Prime Video has consistently delivered the sci-fi goods. Considering the intense competition coming from the likes of heavy-hitters like Disney Plus and Netflix, that's an achievement worth noting. The programming landscape may be crowded but the Amazon-owned streaming service has proven its worth in the genre space by producing a slate of high-concept programs -- from the satirical to the downright dystopian. Science fiction is a genre that appeals to a range of tastes. The folks at Prime Vid
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Wildlife Studios and Winners Alliance today announced a major licensing partnership, bringing Naomi Osaka and other stars to the hit mobile game Tennis Clash. Tennis Clash has been played by more than 170 million users worldwide. Through the agreement, Wildlife Studios now holds rights to feature the names, images, and likenesses of select men’s and women’s players, marking the first time officially licensed players will appear in Tennis Clash. Launched in 2019, Tennis Clash is one of the most
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Star Wars: Visions has become a darling among fans thanks to its repeated proof that the galaxy, far, far away has plenty of compelling stories to tell beyond the Skywalker saga. Recognizing the adoration for fresh narratives, Lucasfilm is poised to release Star Wars: Visions volume three on Disney+ this fall, with a spin-off series of long stories called Star Wars: Visions Presents coming down the pipeline. One overlooked aspect of Star Wars: Visions‘ rip-roaring success is how it has redefine
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Layer, the AI application gateway built specifically for game developers, has raised $6.5 million in seed funding to make next-generation production tools. Layer acts as the glue for game studios to deploy AI quickly and efficiently, with a professional suite of tools to build, manage and refine 2D, 3D and video assets while significantly reducing production time. Layer helps scale content across production pipelines, making it easier to develop and maintain games of all types. It’s got a lot o
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While working on our review of Doom: The Dark Ages last week, I was unable to test the game on the Steam Deck thanks to a bug that prevented it from launching on SteamOS. I didn't consider this much of a loss at the time, since I figured the Deck's 3-year-old portable hardware was rated way below the minimum PC specs for the game, which call for ray tracing-capable graphics cards at a minimum. Over the weekend, though, Valve released a preview build of a new version of SteamOS that allows Doom:
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Prime Video has consistently delivered the sci-fi goods. Considering the intense competition coming from the likes of heavy-hitters like Disney Plus and Netflix, that's an achievement worth noting. The programming landscape may be crowded but the Amazon-owned streaming service has proven its worth in the genre space by producing a slate of high-concept programs -- from the satirical to the downright dystopian. Science fiction is a genre that appeals to a range of tastes. The folks at Prime Vid
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-20 09:30:00
Tripledot Studios, one of the world’s fastest-growing mobile game developers, said it acquired U.S.-based AppLovin’s mobile games studio portfolio for approximately $800 million. This is a defining milestone in Tripledot’s journey as a company – as they go from being a high-performing challenger to a big global leader in mobile gaming. When the deal closes, Tripledot will have 12 studios globally across 23 cities and more than 2,500 team members serving 25 million daily active users and bringin
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-08-11 15:00:12
Prime Video has repeatedly stepped up to the plate to deliver the sci-fi goods. Over the past decade, we've been in a golden age for science fiction on TV. The episodic format has drawn streaming audiences into various immersive, high-concept programs. Amazon-owned streaming platform Prime Video has pumped out quality show after quality show, giving viewers everything a genre fan could want -- from the satirical to the dystopian. No matter what you're in the mood for, it's here. Want a postapo
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The slate of animation coming to France’s annual Annecy Festival, running June 8-15, has been announced. And with it comes a lot of exciting presentations from global studios big and small celebrating the timelessness and reach of the medium around the world. Disney, Netflix, Warner Bros. Animation, DreamWorks, and Sony Animation are among the larger studios making a splash at the festival, including anticipated projects from Star Wars, Stranger Things, Marvel, and DC. None other than Bugs Bunn
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-08-17 00:30:43
Beginning this Friday, Dungeons & Dragons fans can experience the realms of the tabletop RPG in a new way with Universal Studios Hollywood Fan Fest Nights. The fandom celebration will showcase new participatory entertainment at an after-dark theme park event that will give guests the opportunity to experience their own D&D adventure. Think Halloween Horror Nights but with a fantasy spin and fewer scares, where you’ll be joining a group walk-through in a scaled-up version of Dungeons & Dragons: S
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-08-22 23:00:04
Prime Video has repeatedly stepped up to the plate to deliver the sci-fi goods. Over the past decade, we've been in a golden age for science fiction on TV. The episodic format has drawn streaming audiences into various immersive, high-concept programs. Amazon-owned streaming platform Prime Video has pumped out quality show after quality show, giving viewers everything a genre fan could want -- from the satirical to the dystopian. No matter what you're in the mood for, it's here. Want a postapo
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Making it easier to hire game developers is a necessary thing in today’s troubled game industry. And so Devoted Holding, the parent of co-development firm Devoted Studios, is launching the Devoted Fusion freelancer hub to find game talent. The online hub from Devoted Fusion, a sister to Los Angeles-based Devoted Studios, is an end-to-end self-serve portal that connects development studios, publishers and brands to pre-vetted game art and animation freelance talent around the world. The main “w
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-09-11 12:00:00
If you look back a decade or more, the structure of the game business has changed. And one of the essential new kinds of companies in that structure is the layer of the game industry known as external development, or what used to be known as outsourcing. And the biggest company in that space is Keywords, which has 13,000 game developers across dozens of studios around the world. Bertran Bodson has been the CEO since taking over from Andrew Day in 2021. Bodson came aboard in the midst of the pan
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-09-15 23:59:55
Jen Salke, the head of Amazon MGM Studios is stepping down from her role, the company confirmed. Mike Hopkins, Amazon's head of Prime Video and MGM Studios, made the announcement in a Thursday memo to employees. Salke is exiting Amazon to move into film production, and her previous position will not be replaced, Hopkins said. "We've decided to flatten our leadership structure a bit and not fill the head of studios role," Hopkins wrote. "In line with Amazon's recent work to streamline reporting
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-09-21 20:00:04
Prime Video has repeatedly stepped up to the plate to deliver the sci-fi goods. Over the past decade, we've been in a golden age for science fiction on TV. The episodic format has drawn streaming audiences into various immersive, high-concept programs. Amazon-owned streaming platform Prime Video has pumped out quality show after quality show, giving viewers everything a genre fan could want -- from the satirical to the dystopian. No matter what you're in the mood for, it's here. Want a postapo
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-09-22 10:30:45
The latest viral AI craze has seen quickly generated Ghibli-style art ripping away the craftsmanship of animators for the sake of clicks. But the technology continues to pervade the entire medium of online entertainment, including fake movie trailers. The trend began with splicing clips of actors in other scenes to build a narrative that would fit into, say, an upcoming Marvel Studios or DC Studios movie—and in the past, movie studios would ding the videos to be taken down yet invariably fan tra
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-09-30 18:00:00
Havok announced that it will reduce its licensing fee for game studios who have game budgets under $20 million. The price cut reflects the tough times in the game industry. Now, Havok, which is owned by Microsoft, said that its licensing fees per game title will be $50,000, for the companies that are making a game with a budget under $20 million. This means that the company’s technologies, including Havok Physics and Havok Navigation, will be available to a broader range of studios. Havok tech
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Prime Video has repeatedly stepped up to the plate to deliver the sci-fi goods. Over the past decade, we've been in a golden age for science fiction on TV. The episodic format has drawn streaming audiences into various immersive, high-concept programs. Amazon-owned streaming platform Prime Video has pumped out quality show after quality show, giving viewers everything a genre fan could want -- from comedic to dystopian. No matter what you're in the mood for, it's here. Want a postapocalyptic vi
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LightSpeed Studios, a global game developer, said at GDC 2025 it is revealing the “Original IP Initiative,” a new strategic focus centered on developing original game titles. Game industry veterans from LightSpeed Studios took the stage at GDC 2025, to reveal plans for its decisive focus on the creation of original IP. Steve C. Martin will unveil updates from LightSpeed LA, the studio developing the highly anticipated triple-A open-world action game, Last Sentinel, while in parallel legendary
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Visionary entrepreneur and gaming legend Henk Rogers, founder of The Tetris Company, will speak at the Gamescom Latam 2025 event in São Paulo. I’ll be moderating a fireside chat with him on May 2. Known for being responsible for popularizing Tetris worldwide, Rogers will take part in a fireside chat moderated by game journalist Dean Takahashi (yes, that’s me), on 2 May. We will discuss Roger’s’ journey in discovering the international phenomenon Tetris and his role in Nintendo’s Game Boy launc
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Unity said in its annual report that game developers faced with uncertainty are doing more with less resources. The last few years have been a difficult time in game development, said Unity, maker of the Unity 6 game engine. The industry is still massive, with over three billion global active players. Games grossed over $184 billion in 2024, easily out-earning TV and movies. Yet there’s a grimmer set of numbers, too, the tallies of layoffs, studio closures, and canceled projects that index deep
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Prime Video has repeatedly stepped up to the plate to deliver the sci-fi goods. Over the past decade, we've been in a golden age for science fiction on TV. The episodic format has drawn streaming audiences into various immersive, high-concept programs. Amazon-owned streaming platform Prime Video has pumped out quality show after quality show, giving viewers everything a genre fan could want -- from comedic to dystopian. No matter what you're in the mood for, it's here. Want a postapocalyptic vi
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Keywords Studios, the international provider of external development for games and entertainment, is launching Keywords Studios AI Solutions. The aim is to support developers with exploring the ethical use of AI technologies while preserving the human talent at the core of game creation, the company said. That’s worth noting as Keywords Studios has 12,000 people. Over the past several years, Keywords Studios has collaborated with production teams across the globe on various AI supported projec
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-10-22 19:00:00
Pragma, a backend game engine empowering studios to build scalable, live-service games, said it has raised $12.75 million in strategic funding raising. Pragma‘s funding included participation from the industry’s top venture firms and Square Enix, a global leader in game publishing and development. The new investment brings the company’s total funds raised to over $50 million. Los Angeles-based Pragma was founded by engineering veterans who built platforms for some of the largest live service g
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Game details Developer: Outer Brain Studios Publisher: Outer Brain Studios Platform: Windows Release Date: Feb. 20, 2025 ESRB Rating: N/A Price: $10 Links: Steam | Official Website When you think about it, the keyboard is the most complex video game controller in common use today, with over 100 distinct inputs arranged in a vast grid. Yet even the most complex keyboard-controlled games today tend to only use a relative handful of all those available keys for actual gameplay purposes. The
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Sometimes the fun in a game isn't just the play -- it's the hunt for all the references (and anachronisms) you can recognize. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, the popular and critically acclaimed open-world RPG set in medieval Bohemia and sequel to Kingdom Come: Deliverance, takes place in the 15th century and tries to be as historically accurate as it can -- players have to perform menial tasks, ranging from taking a bath to sleeping regularly (to avoid tiring), which can affect stamina and speech.
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It’s good to see them, isn’t it? Elphaba and Glinda will be joining the line-up at Universal Fan Fest Nights. The after-hours fandom celebration will debut the highly anticipated Wicked meet-and-greet at Universal Studios Hollywood for theme park and movie fans during the separately ticketed event. This follows up the characters’ recent short stints at Universal Studios Orlando and Universal Studios Singapore where they seemingly took the long way to reach the West Coast. And it seems this is o
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